Hydrogen Technologies: Sustainable Hydrogen Society - Technical, Environmental, Economic and Social Analyses
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[Deadline: 2026/01/07] The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), in order to promote international research interaction and exchange among researchers in Japan and Germany, have jointly launched a call for proposals for Japanese-German collaborative research projects in the Hydrogen Technologies field.
Research Field
Hydrogen Technologies: Sustainable Hydrogen Society – Technical, Environmental, Economic and Social Analyses
Details of Support
The Japan team will receive a maximum of 46.8 million yen (including indirect expenses equivalent to 30% of direct expenses) for the duration of research (36 months) subject to budget availability. Up to 3 projects are expected to be funded.
Program Officer（PO）（Japanese side）
IIYAMA Akihiro, Ph. D., Professor and Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center, University of Yamanashi
Application Deadline
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 (17:00 JST / 9:00 CET)
e-Rad system application (for Japan-side applicant): https://www.e-rad.go.jp/index.html
easy Online system application (for German-side applicant):
https://foerderportal.bund.de/easyonline/reflink.jsf?m=IB-ASIEN&b=JPN252P2Z1&t=SKI
Only equivalent applications made to both the e-Rad and easy Online system will be considered eligible.
Application Procedure
- Projects are highly encouraged to include the participants from both academic and industrial partners on the Japanese and German sides.
- Applications need to be submitted to both JST and DLR-PT. If applicants do not submit the required applications to both JST and DLR-PT by the deadline, the proposal will be deemed ineligible for funding and will not proceed to the evaluation process.
- An identical copy of the joint application form must be submitted to both JST and DLR-PT.
- The project leader (Principal Investigator) of the Japanese team must register the project application information, including uploading PDF files of the Joint Application Form and Japan-specific Application Form, on the Cross-Ministerial R&D Management System (e-Rad) by the application deadline.
- The research period is anticipated to be 3 years from October 2026 to September 2029.
- Research projects are managed on a fiscal year basis, which means that applications should detail a budget plan for fiscal years 2026 (Oct-Mar), 2027, 2028 and 2029 (Apr-Sep).
More Information
https://www.jst.go.jp/inter/english/program_e/announce_e/announce_ge_hydrotech2.html
Veröffentlicht am: 25. September 2025